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The weekly astronomy podcast from the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine.Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Astronomy news • Stargazing highlights • Celestial events • Planetary motions • Meteor showers • Lunar phenomena • Cosmic exploration • Astrophotography tips • Expert interviews • Space missionsThe "Star Diary" podcast, produced by the makers of BBC Sky at Night Magazine, offers listeners a deep dive into the wonders of astronomy. Each episode is tailored to engage both amateur and seasoned stargazers with a variety of celestial events and phenomena happening in the night sky. The podcast frequently highlights current and upcoming astronomical occurrences, such as meteor showers, eclipses, and planetary alignments. The episodes share detailed information on how and when to observe such events, often providing practical advice for stargazing or capturing celestial images, such as through DSLR astrophotography or using telescopes to observe specific moons or planets.
In addition to observational guidance, the podcast episodes introduce listeners to broader scientific discussions, such as the search for extraterrestrial life on exoplanets, or exploring cutting-edge astronomical research techniques like gravitational lensing. Notable celestial bodies, such as Mars, Jupiter, and the Moon, frequently feature in context of their visibility and relation to events like oppositions and conjunctions. The program also delves into engaging topics like the historical and scientific significance of comets, the intricacies of solar activity cycles and their impact on phenomena like the aurora borealis.
Episodes sometimes focus on specialized topics, offering insights into remarkable astronomical discoveries or missions, such as capturing the first zoomed-in image of a star beyond our galaxy, or understanding the outermost layers of the Sun through artificial eclipses. Overall, the podcast serves as an informative resource for astronomy enthusiasts, combining timely observations with educational elements of astronomical science and exploration.
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Venus reaches its greatest brightness near the Moon (21 to 27 April) 2025-Apr-19 22 minutes |
Strange signals from the 'Eye of God'2025-Apr-17 33 minutes |
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Two sparkling diamonds glisten in the night sky (14 to 20 April) 2025-Apr-12 18 minutes |
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An asteroid passes through a Hamburger (Galaxy) (7 to 13 April 2025) 2025-Apr-05 20 minutes |
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The Moon blots out the Pleiades (31 March to 6 April 2025) 2025-Mar-30 18 minutes |
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Partial solar eclipse visible across the UK (24 to 30 March 2025) 2025-Mar-23 23 minutes |
Searching for life on alien planets2025-Mar-21 29 minutes |
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The Moon passes the heart of the Scorpion (17 to 23 March 2025) 2025-Mar-16 19 minutes |
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Can you see the Blood Moon? (10 to 16 March 2025) 2025-Mar-09 18 minutes |
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Mars meets up with the Moon (3 to 9 March 2025) 2025-Mar-02 21 minutes |
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Mercury returns to the evening skies (24 February to 2 March 2025) 2025-Feb-23 19 minutes |
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Catch Saturn before it leaves our skies (17 to 23 February 2025) 2025-Feb-16 20 minutes |
Webb uses space-bending gravity trick to discover distant stars2025-Feb-14 28 minutes |
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The Full Moon shines next to bright star, Regulus (10 to 16 February 2025) 2025-Feb-09 23 minutes |
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Jupiter lies close to the Moon (3 to 9 February 2025) 2025-Feb-02 23 minutes |
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The planets continue their parade across the sky (27 January to 2 February 2025) 2025-Jan-26 20 minutes |
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Jupiter’s shadow transit runs late (20 to 26 January 2025) 2025-Jan-19 22 minutes |
First zoomed-in image of a star beyond our galaxy2025-Jan-13 25 minutes |
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The Full moon meets with Mars (13 to 19 December 2025) 2025-Jan-12 19 minutes |
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Mars makes its closest approach to Earth since 2022 (6 to 12 January 2025) 2025-Jan-05 17 minutes |
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Quadrantid meteor shower is gifted a moonless night (30 December to 5 January) 2024-Dec-29 23 minutes |
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A Cosmic Christmas Tree (23 to 29 December 2024) 2024-Dec-22 22 minutes |
How did life emerge on Earth?2024-Dec-16 16 minutes |
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Mars disappears behind the Moon (16 to 22 December 2022) 2024-Dec-15 18 minutes |
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Geminids meteor shower reaches its peak (9 to 15 December 2024) 2024-Dec-08 21 minutes |
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Jupiter makes its closest approach to Earth (2 to 8 December 2024) 2024-Dec-01 21 minutes |
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Saturn, Jupiter, Venus and Mars all shine brightly (25 November to 1 December 2024) 2024-Nov-24 20 minutes |
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Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak (18 to 24 November 2024) 2024-Nov-17 18 minutes |
The mission to make solar eclipses2024-Nov-15 24 minutes |
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Catch the last supermoon of the year, the Beaver Moon (11 to 17 November 2024) 2024-Nov-10 19 minutes |
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Firework galaxies light up the sky (4 to 10 November 2024) 2024-Nov-03 21 minutes |
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Aurora special Ep 4: Photographing the aurora 2024-Oct-30 25 minutes |
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Marvel at the Milky Way (28 October to 3 November 2024) 2024-Oct-27 20 minutes |
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Catch Tsuchinshan-ATLAS before it fades from view (21-27 October 2024) 2024-Oct-20 19 minutes |
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Aurora special Ep 3: The Solar Cycle 2024-Oct-17 28 minutes |
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Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth (14 to 20 October 2024) 2024-Oct-13 20 minutes |
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Keeping an eye on Comet Tsuchinshan (7 to 13 October 2024) 2024-Oct-06 20 minutes |
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Aurora special Ep 2: The science of the aurora 2024-Sep-29 32 minutes |
Star Diary: Saturn the planet, or Saturn the nebula? (30 September to 6 October 2024)2024-Sep-29 19 minutes |
Star Diary: Catch sight of Saturn’s moon Titan (23 to 29 September 2024)2024-Sep-22 16 minutes |
Star Diary: A supermoon eclipse (16 to 22 September 2024)2024-Sep-15 19 minutes |
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Aurora special Ep 1: How to hunt the aurora 2024-Sep-11 35 minutes |
Star Diary: Spotting faces in the Moon (9 to 15 September 2024)2024-Sep-08 22 minutes |
Star Diary: See a starry waterfall in the night sky (2 to 8 September 2024)2024-Sep-01 21 minutes |
Star Diary: Mars, Jupiter and the Moon partner up in the night sky (26 August to 1 September 2024)2024-Aug-24 22 minutes |
Star Diary: The Super Blue Moon rises (19 to 25 August 2024)2024-Aug-18 25 minutes |
Star Diary: The Perseids meteor shower peaks (12 to 18 August 2024)2024-Aug-11 25 minutes |
A history of flying saucers2024-Aug-09 31 minutes |
Star Diary: Saturn rises high in the sky (5 to 11 August 2024)2024-Aug-04 19 minutes |
New Horizons at the edge of the Solar System2024-Jul-31 42 minutes |
Star Diary: Saturn’s moon casts its shadow across the planet (29 July to 4 August 2024)2024-Jul-28 19 minutes |
Star Diary: Taurus the Bull gains another eye (22 to 28 July 2024)2024-Jul-21 18 minutes |
Star Diary: Mars passes the Pleiades (15 to 21 July 2024)2024-Jul-14 21 minutes |
Star Diary: Can you find Barry Manilow in the Moon? (8 to 14 July 2024)2024-Jul-07 27 minutes |
Star Diary: Jupiter’s moons form a triangle (1 to 7 July 2024)2024-Jun-30 26 minutes |
Star Diary: When will ‘new’ star, T Coronae Borealis appear? (24 to 30 June 2024)2024-Jun-23 26 minutes |
Star Diary: The Moon and Ceres take a tour through the Teapot (17 to 23 June 2024)2024-Jun-16 22 minutes |
How black holes changed everything2024-Jun-13 26 minutes |
Star Diary: See the Lake of Death on the Moon (10 to 16 June 2024)2024-Jun-09 14 minutes |
Star Diary: Two comets streak across the sky (3 to 9 June 2024)2024-Jun-02 17 minutes |
Star Diary: Nightshining clouds return to the twilight sky (27 May - 2 June 2024)2024-May-26 15 minutes |
The rock that fell to Earth2024-May-23 29 minutes |
Star Diary: Have you ever seen a hamburger in the sky? (20 to 26 May 2024)2024-May-19 20 minutes |
Star Diary: The Milky Way puts on a show (13 to 19 May 2024)2024-May-12 24 minutes |
Star Diary: See the crescent Moon pass the Pleiades (6 to 12 May 2024)2024-May-04 22 minutes |
Star Diary: The Moon lies in The Teapot (29 April to 5 May 2024)2024-Apr-27 22 minutes |
Star Diary: The Lyrid Meteor shower reaches its peak (22 to 28 April 2024)2024-Apr-20 21 minutes |
Water found around a distant star2024-Apr-18 23 minutes |
Star Diary: Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches its brightest (15 to 21 April 2024)2024-Apr-13 15 minutes |
Star Diary: The Great American Eclipse arrives (8 to 14 April)2024-Apr-06 27 minutes |
Star Diary: Comet shine during the new Moon (1 to 7 April)2024-Mar-31 12 minutes |
Star Diary: The Comet and the Coathanger (25 to 31 March)2024-Mar-24 20 minutes |
Why do people believe in UFOs?2024-Mar-22 26 minutes |
Star Diary 18 to 24 March 20242024-Mar-17 13 minutes |
Star Diary 11 to 17 March 20242024-Mar-10 21 minutes |
Star Diary 4 to 10 March 20242024-Mar-03 22 minutes |
Star Diary 26 February to 3 March 20242024-Feb-25 22 minutes |
Star Diary 19 to 25 February 20242024-Feb-18 15 minutes |
How x-rays unlock the secrets of the Universe2024-Feb-16 25 minutes |
Star Diary 12 to 18 February 20242024-Feb-11 19 minutes |
Star Diary 5 to 11 February 20242024-Feb-04 15 minutes |
Star Diary 29 January to 4 February 20242024-Jan-28 18 minutes |
Star Diary 22 to 28 January 20242024-Jan-21 13 minutes |
How Asteroid Bennu could unlock the secrets of the Solar System2024-Jan-19 20 minutes |
Star Diary 15 to 21 January 20242024-Jan-14 20 minutes |
Star Diary 8 to 14 January 20242024-Jan-07 17 minutes |
Star Diary 1 to 7 January 20242023-Dec-31 19 minutes |
Star Diary, 25 to 31 December 20232023-Dec-24 11 minutes |
Star Diary, 18 to 24 December 20232023-Dec-17 12 minutes |
Star Diary, 11 to 17 December 20232023-Dec-10 11 minutes |
Star Diary, 4 to 10 December 20232023-Dec-03 14 minutes |
Moonshot success, with astronaut Mike Massimino2023-Dec-01 41 minutes |
Star Diary, 27 November to 3 December 20232023-Nov-26 14 minutes |
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Star Diary, 20 to 26 November 2023 2023-Nov-19 11 minutes |
Star Diary, 13 to 19 November 20232023-Nov-12 28 minutes |
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Star Diary, 6 to 12 November 2023 2023-Nov-05 19 minutes |
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Star Diary, 30 October to 5 November 2023 2023-Oct-28 18 minutes |
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Star Diary, 23 to 29 October 2023 2023-Oct-21 15 minutes |
Interview: The Search for Alien Life2023-Oct-19 37 minutes |
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Star Diary, 16 to 22 October 2023 2023-Oct-14 21 minutes |
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How can we see the heat of the Big Bang? 2023-Oct-10 16 minutes |
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Star Diary, 9 to 15 October 2023 2023-Oct-07 14 minutes |
Star Diary, 2 to 8 October 20232023-Sep-30 17 minutes |
Star Diary, 25 September to 1 October 20232023-Sep-23 16 minutes |
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Star Diary: 18 to 24 September 2023 2023-Sep-16 20 minutes |
Exploring a magnetic Solar System2023-Sep-14 26 minutes |
Star Diary, 11 to 17 September 20232023-Sep-09 18 minutes |
Star Diary, 4 to 10 September 20232023-Sep-02 14 minutes |
Star Dairy, 28 August to 3 September , 20232023-Aug-26 13 minutes |
Star Dairy, 21 to 27 August, 20232023-Aug-19 18 minutes |
Star Diary, 14 to 20 August2023-Aug-12 15 minutes |
Star Diary, 7 to 13 August2023-Aug-05 15 minutes |
Star Diary, 31 July to 6 August2023-Jul-29 15 minutes |
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Hunting down strange signals with humans and machines. 2023-Jul-25 14 minutes |
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Star Diary, 24 to 30 July 2023-Jul-22 16 minutes |
Interview: Spaceflight entrepreneur Mishaal Ashemimry2023-Jul-20 24 minutes |
Star Diary, 17 to 23 July2023-Jul-15 15 minutes |
Star Diary, 10 to 16 July, 20232023-Jul-08 13 minutes |
Detecting spacetime ripples of supermassive black holes2023-Jul-04 29 minutes |
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Star Diary, 3rd to 9th of July, 2023 2023-Jul-01 15 minutes |
Star Diary, 26 June to 2 July, 20232023-Jun-24 17 minutes |
Star Diary, 19 to 25 June, 20232023-Jun-17 13 minutes |
The search for Earth 2.02023-Jun-15 34 minutes |
Star Diary, 11 to 18 June, 20232023-Jun-10 16 minutes |
Star Diary, 5 to 11 June, 20232023-Jun-03 16 minutes |
Star Diary, 29 May to 4 June, 20232023-May-27 14 minutes |
Star Diary, 22 to 28 May, 20232023-May-22 16 minutes |
Interview: Space Shuttle astronaut Kathy Sullivan2023-May-18 45 minutes |
Star Diary, 15 to 23 May, 20232023-May-13 16 minutes |
Star Diary, 8 to 14 May, 20232023-May-06 16 minutes |
Star Diary, 1 to 7 May, 20232023-Apr-29 17 minutes |
Star Diary, 24 to 30 April 20232023-Apr-22 20 minutes |
Interview: Comet Madness2023-Apr-20 33 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 17 to 23 April2023-Apr-15 15 minutes |
Humans Of Space: Peter Visscher2023-Apr-09 58 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 10 to 16 April2023-Apr-08 18 minutes |
Interview: From pop star to Star City with Lance Bass2023-Apr-02 21 minutes |
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Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 3 to 9 April 2023-Apr-01 12 minutes |
Humans Of Space: Aaron Yung2023-Mar-26 56 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 27 March to 2 April2023-Mar-26 13 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 20 to 26 March2023-Mar-19 12 minutes |
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Black holes and bending spacetime 2023-Mar-17 35 minutes |
Humans Of Space: Nicole Stott2023-Mar-13 54 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 13 to 19 March, 20232023-Mar-12 11 minutes |
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Star Diary: What's in the night sky, 6th March to 12th March 2023 2023-Mar-05 10 minutes |
Humans Of Space: Jeff Hoffman2023-Feb-27 67 minutes |
Star Diary: What's in the night sky, 27 February to 5 March 20232023-Feb-26 13 minutes |
Observing the 850-year-old aftermath of colliding stars2023-Feb-24 50 minutes |
Star Diary: What's in the night sky, 20 to 26 February 20232023-Feb-19 15 minutes |
Humans Of Space: James L. Green2023-Feb-13 56 minutes |
Star Diary: What's in the night sky, 13 to 19 February 20232023-Feb-12 15 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 6 to 12 February 20232023-Feb-05 10 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 30 January to 5 February 20232023-Jan-29 15 minutes |
Interview: Is interstellar travel possible?2023-Jan-23 41 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 23 to 29 January 20232023-Jan-22 17 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 16 to 22 January 20232023-Jan-15 14 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 9 to 15 January 20232023-Jan-08 14 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 2 to 8 January, 20232023-Jan-01 17 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 26 Dec '22 to 1 Jan '232022-Dec-25 17 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 19 to 25 September 20222022-Dec-18 18 minutes |
What would happen if we made contact with extra-terrestrial intelligence?2022-Dec-17 40 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 12 to 18 December 20222022-Dec-11 14 minutes |
Interview: Apollo 17 student ambassador Dermot Gethings2022-Dec-07 46 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 5 to 11 December 20222022-Dec-04 20 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 28 November to 4 December 20222022-Nov-27 14 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 21 to 27 November 20222022-Nov-20 13 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 14 to 20 November 20222022-Nov-13 16 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 7 to 13 November 20222022-Nov-07 14 minutes |
Amazing cosmic facts2022-Nov-04 45 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 31 October to 6 November20222022-Oct-30 15 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 24 to 30 October 20222022-Oct-27 12 minutes |
Piecing together the history of the Universe2022-Oct-23 27 minutes |
Webb Telescope and the secrets of the Solar System2022-Oct-20 25 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 17 to 23 October 20222022-Oct-16 13 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 10 to 16 October 20222022-Oct-09 12 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 3 to 9 October 20222022-Oct-02 15 minutes |
Interview: A Brief History of Black Holes2022-Sep-28 36 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 26 September to 2 October 20222022-Sep-25 15 minutes |
Interview: NASA's plan to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid2022-Sep-23 26 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 19 to 25 September 20222022-Sep-18 12 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 12 to 18 September 20222022-Sep-11 14 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 5 to 11 September, 20222022-Sep-04 15 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 29 August to 4 September2022-Aug-28 18 minutes |
Interview: How JWST observes the Universe2022-Aug-26 34 minutes |
Interview: How JWST will observe exoplanets2022-Aug-22 50 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 22 to 28 August 20222022-Aug-21 14 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 15 to 21 August 20222022-Aug-14 11 minutes |
Interview: Observing the Solar System in x-ray2022-Aug-10 39 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 8 to 14 August2022-Aug-07 14 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 1st to 7th August2022-Jul-31 14 minutes |
Bluedot 2022 | Why study asteroids?2022-Jul-29 26 minutes |
Bluedot 2022 | A new era for human spaceflight?2022-Jul-28 29 minutes |
Bluedot 2022 | What is space weather?2022-Jul-27 34 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 25 to 31 July2022-Jul-24 12 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 18 to 24 July2022-Jul-17 14 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 11 to 17 July 20222022-Jul-10 12 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 4 to 10 July2022-Jul-03 10 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 27 June to 3 July2022-Jun-26 13 minutes |
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence2022-Jun-24 41 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 20 to 26 June2022-Jun-19 14 minutes |
Space Women: Maggie Aderin-Pocock2022-Jun-15 22 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 13 to 19 June2022-Jun-12 20 minutes |
Star Diary: What's in the night sky from 6 to 12 June2022-Jun-05 13 minutes |
Star Diary: What's in the night sky from 30 May to 5 June2022-May-27 16 minutes |
What is dark energy?2022-May-27 39 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 23 to 29 May 20222022-May-22 14 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 16 to 22 May 20222022-May-15 11 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 9 to 15 May 20222022-May-08 13 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 2 to 8 May 20222022-May-01 13 minutes |
Hubble, James Webb and life beyond Earth2022-Apr-29 42 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 25 April to 1 May 20222022-Apr-24 16 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 18 to 24 April 20222022-Apr-18 14 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 11 to 17 April 20222022-Apr-11 16 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 4 to 10 April 20222022-Apr-04 15 minutes |
What happens if someone dies in space?2022-Apr-01 37 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, 28 March to 3 April 20222022-Mar-28 15 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, March 20222022-Feb-28 24 minutes |
Interview: The science of exploding stars2022-Feb-22 42 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, February 20222022-Jan-29 32 minutes |
Astronomy events of the 21st Century2022-Jan-19 34 minutes |
Interview: Astrobiologist Nicol Caplin2021-Dec-30 43 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, January 20222021-Dec-23 25 minutes |
Launch of the James Webb Space Telescope2021-Dec-20 41 minutes |
Interview: Astronaut Nicole Stott2021-Dec-02 43 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, December 20212021-Nov-25 30 minutes |
Deflecting asteroids with NASA's DART mission2021-Nov-18 23 minutes |
Interview: How to see the Northern Lights2021-Nov-08 38 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, November 20212021-Oct-31 34 minutes |
Interview: Astronaut Nora Al Matrooshi2021-Oct-24 22 minutes |
Remembering Rosetta2021-Oct-21 30 minutes |
Interview: Natalie Starkey talks space volcanoes2021-Oct-07 39 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, October 20212021-Sep-29 36 minutes |
Interview: UK astronaut Tim Peake2021-Sep-24 40 minutes |
Perseverance: 200 sols on Mars2021-Sep-17 44 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, September 20212021-Aug-26 28 minutes |
Interview: The largest radio telescope in the world2021-Aug-19 40 minutes |
Telescopes that changed astronomy2021-Aug-12 48 minutes |
Star Diary: What’s in the night sky, August 20212021-Jul-29 34 minutes |
Interview: How to make a Universe from scratch2021-Jul-23 36 minutes |
Jupiter Special: a celebration of the gas giant2021-Jul-19 31 minutes |
Interview: Cosmic Collisions2021-Jul-01 38 minutes |
Star Diary: What's in the night sky, July 20212021-Jun-26 31 minutes |
Apollo 15's 50th anniversary2021-Jun-21 31 minutes |
Interview: solar weather expert, Mathew Owens2021-Jun-14 25 minutes |
Interview: Emily Lakdawalla talks Mars exploration2021-Jun-04 38 minutes |
Star Diary: What's in the night sky, June 20212021-May-26 40 minutes |
20 years of NASA's WMAP mission2021-May-20 34 minutes |
Interview: How to photograph a black hole2021-May-15 37 minutes |
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Interview: Andy Weir, author of The Martian 2021-May-06 41 minutes |
Star Diary: What's in the night sky, May 20212021-Apr-30 34 minutes |
Interview: Genetic engineering for spaceflight2021-Apr-28 34 minutes |
The Disordered Cosmos2021-Apr-25 42 minutes |
How the Great Debate changed astronomy forever2021-Apr-23 32 minutes |
Interview: Light pollution from satellites2021-Apr-19 31 minutes |
Star Diary: What's in the night sky, April 20212021-Mar-31 36 minutes |
Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space2021-Mar-25 48 minutes |
Interview: How to photograph an exoplanet2021-Mar-22 28 minutes |
How Uranus's rings were discovered2021-Mar-13 32 minutes |
Star Diary: What's in the night sky, March 20212021-Feb-27 31 minutes |
Interview: How SPHEREx will track the history of the Universe2021-Feb-23 34 minutes |
OSIRIS-Rex and the Asteroid belt2021-Feb-18 25 minutes |
Interview: The Emirates Mars Mission with Hessa Al Matroushi2021-Feb-08 16 minutes |
Star Diary: What's in the night sky, February 20212021-Jan-30 30 minutes |
2021: A new year for astronomy and spaceflight2021-Jan-22 70 minutes |
Interview: Kellie Gerardi on the future of spaceflight2021-Jan-19 35 minutes |
2020's spaceflight and astronomy highlights2020-Dec-17 72 minutes |
Interview: NASA astronaut Terry Virts2020-Dec-12 44 minutes |
A history of Palomar Observatory2020-Dec-09 35 minutes |
What next for New Horizons?2020-Nov-20 44 minutes |
Is there life beyond Earth?2020-Nov-17 42 minutes |
What's a black hole? Interview with astrophysicist Janna Levin2020-Nov-06 41 minutes |
Interview: NASA astronaut Jeff Williams2020-Oct-30 31 minutes |
20 years of the International Space Station2020-Oct-22 41 minutes |
Interview: Getting The Right Stuff right2020-Oct-09 26 minutes |
Interview: Stuart Clark on the history of astronomy2020-Oct-02 42 minutes |
ASTHROS: the stratospheric balloon observatory2020-Sep-25 32 minutes |
Galaxies2020-Sep-19 48 minutes |
Interview: Life on Venus?2020-Sep-18 23 minutes |
Interview: Libby Jackson on the history of human spaceflight2020-Sep-03 30 minutes |
The life and death of stars2020-Aug-13 33 minutes |
Trident: a new mission to explore Neptune's moon Triton2020-Aug-10 30 minutes |
The End of Everything: interview with US cosmologist Katie Mack2020-Jul-25 42 minutes |
The edge of the Solar System2020-Jul-16 38 minutes |
Cluster Special: marking 20 years of the European solar mission2020-Jul-14 28 minutes |
Deflecting asteroids with DART and Hera2020-Jun-19 48 minutes |
CHEOPS: Interview with exoplanet scientist Kate Isaak2020-Jun-10 30 minutes |
Venus special: farewell to the evening star2020-May-21 39 minutes |
WFIRST: a new era for exoplanet hunting2020-May-16 24 minutes |
Hubble at 30: how the space telescope changed astronomy forever2020-Apr-23 57 minutes |
Apollo 13 special: interview with Mission Control's Jerry Woodfill2020-Apr-09 53 minutes |
Apollo 13 special: how astronauts and Mission Control averted disaster2020-Mar-25 52 minutes |
Day Eight – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon2020-Mar-09 8 minutes |
Day Seven – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon2020-Mar-08 7 minutes |
Day Six – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon2020-Mar-07 8 minutes |
Day Five – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon2020-Mar-06 7 minutes |
Day Four – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon2020-Mar-05 7 minutes |
Day Three – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon2020-Mar-04 7 minutes |
Day Two – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon2020-Mar-03 7 minutes |
Day One – Back Garden Astronomy Week: The Moon2020-Mar-02 7 minutes |
Trailer: Back Garden Astronomy Week special series2020-Feb-28 3 minutes |
Europe in space: the next decade2020-Feb-20 51 minutes |
The story of the BBC’s Horizon programme2020-Feb-14 33 minutes |
Pluto at 90: how Clyde Tombaugh discovered a new world2020-Jan-25 47 minutes |
The biggest stories of 2019 and top tips for stargazing beginners2019-Dec-19 57 minutes |
The biggest space missions launching in 20202019-Nov-21 57 minutes |
A look at UCL Observatory's new 80cm Perren telescope2019-Nov-11 38 minutes |
Planetarium special2019-Nov-01 35 minutes |
Apollo 12, volcanic moons and cannibal galaxies2019-Oct-16 43 minutes |
Jim Al-Khalili, OSIRIS REx, IIAPY 2019, tardigrades on the Moon2019-Sep-13 44 minutes |
Chasing comets, Indian lunar ambitions, Juno at Jupiter2019-Aug-19 36 minutes |
Bluedot Festival 2019 special2019-Jul-22 35 minutes |
Apollo 11: 50th anniversary special2019-Jul-15 46 minutes |
Talking moonwalkers with Andrew Smith2019-Jun-20 25 minutes |
Touring the Solar System2019-May-23 36 minutes |
Black holes, asteroid bombs and the solar cycle2019-Apr-18 34 minutes |
Kielder Observatory Special2019-Apr-15 28 minutes |
Light pollution, Mars rovers and Jupiter's storms2019-Mar-21 36 minutes |
Planet 9 in doubt, a beautiful Beehive and an aurora adventure2019-Feb-25 31 minutes |
New Horizons and event horizons2019-Jan-23 37 minutes |
Lunar eclipses, 2019’s space missions and green stars2018-Dec-20 41 minutes |
2018 in review and scientific observations of Mars2018-Nov-21 39 minutes |
Ice on the Moon, Apollo 7 and advice for new astronomers2018-Sep-24 52 minutes |
NASA's Dawn mission, Holst’s Planets and water on Mars2018-Jul-27 26 minutes |
Bluedot Festival 2018 special2018-Jul-27 39 minutes |
Meteor showers and space rocks that fall to Earth2018-Jul-23 28 minutes |
The Sun, a danger to life on Earth?2018-Jun-22 39 minutes |
The mission to map the Milky Way2018-May-21 35 minutes |
Sifting through Mars's sediment with a planetary geologist2018-Apr-20 32 minutes |
Bowie, Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Multi-Messenger Astrophysics2018-Mar-29 23 minutes |
Christmas Special: Tales from 20172017-Dec-20 80 minutes |
International Astronomy Show 2017 Special2017-Oct-19 44 minutes |
Radio Astronomy Shorts - Episode 1: Dava Sobel2017-Aug-21 17 minutes |
Radio Astronomy: Bluedot Festival 2017 Special2017-Jul-21 72 minutes |
Episode 6: The 2016 retrospective2016-Dec-23 36 minutes |
Episode 5: So long, Schiaparelli2016-Nov-08 50 minutes |
Episode 4: Farewell Rosetta2016-Sep-26 54 minutes |
Radio Astronomy, Episode 3: Juno at Jupiter2016-Aug-09 42 minutes |
Episode 2: Einstein’s Vindication2016-Jul-08 44 minutes |
Episode 1: Astronaut Driving lessons2016-Jun-10 47 minutes |